Diana's family mark 500 years at Althorp

The ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales, is remembering 20 generations of the Spencer family. Althorp in Northamptonshire was built in 1508, and is opened to visitors annually each summer. In 1997, Princess Diana's body was laid to rest on the estate.

Here, her brother Charles, Earl Spencer, talks about their childhood at Althorp:

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Slideshow production Paul Kerley.


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